|
Don't look at weather radar because
if you do, you may just see the wrong thing. The radar
looked very,
very bad. Black clouds looked like the bottom was going
to just fall out but New Smyrna Speedway lucked out
for a second week in a row and was able to get the
full program in. Because of the rainy weather that
has covered the state of Florida, heat races were cancelled
and only features run.
Today it is very hard on everyone,
economy wise, and when the weather looks as bad as
it did, alot of racers
just don't come thinking they will spend all that
money getting to the truck only to be sent home without
one
lap down due to weather. You can't blame them, gas
is just too precious today. But there were a few
brave ones even some deperate ones from Orlando SpeedWorld,
who normally only race there, who needed a racing
fix
after four weeks of nothing but rainouts...
...Mark Smith had the pole for the
Late Model feature but found his hands full right off
the bat with Rusty Ebersole. Ebersole and Smith went
side-by-side as Ebersole finally took the lead followed
by Smith, Alli Owens, Charles Kopach, and Duane Schubert.
Kopach
passed Owens for third with a very fast Sam
Watts coming from the rear for fourth and Owens in
fifth. A.J. Curreli was making his presence known
as Watts passed Kopach for third. The caution came
out
for Schubert and Curreli as they got together in
turns 3 and 4. Both were fine but done for the night
and
went into the pits.
Ebersole took the point on the restart
followed by Smith, Kopach, Watts, and Owens. But
it did not take
Watts, winner of last week's Late Model feature,
long to pass Kopach and begin to reel in Ebersole for
the
point. Watts finally made his move and took over
as Kopach came with him putting Ebersole in third.
Watts took the checkered for his second win in a row over
Charles Kopach, Rusty Ebersole, Alli Owens, and Mark
Smith.
OFFICIAL RESULTS
New Smyrna - June 25, 2005
LATE MODEL
1. #73 Sam
Watts
2. #53 Charles Kopach
3. #23 Rusty Ebersole
4. #22 Alli Owens
5. #48 Mark Smith
6. #20 Brett Baltimire
7. #2 A.J. Curreli
8. #39 Duane Schubert
9. #53x Darren Brown
Reproduced
with permission.
|
